Super Falcons to know opponents today as draws hold in Morocco

Africa’s record title holders, Super Falcons, will know their opponents in the 13th Women’s Cup of Nations today when the draws are held at the Technical Centre of the Mohamed VI Football Complex, in Sale, outside Rabat, Morocco.

The Super Falcons, who are the highest-ranked African side by FIFA, will be battling the crown they lost to South Africa in 2022.

In the pots today are Africa’s 12 best women’s teams, which will be separated into three groups of four teams that will battle in the preliminary stage of the competition also billed to be held in Morocco.

According to the competition’s schedule, the top two teams in each group, as well as the best two third-placed teams in the three groups, will advance to the quarterfinals of the competition scheduled to be held from July 5 to 25, 2025.

Of the 12 previous tournaments held since Nigeria hosted the inaugural in 1998, the Super Falcons have been victorious nine times, with Equatorial Guinea winning twice and South Africa sweeping to victory in the last edition, also hosted by Morocco in July 2022.

All the four top-placed teams in that last edition are also in the field of 12 this time. They include cup holders South Africa, hosts Morocco, Zambia, and Nigeria.

Also in today’s draws are Ghana, Algeria, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Senegal, Tanzania, and Mali.